Which to use
“behaupte” and “behaupten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,368
- “behaupte” frequency rank
- #2,805
- “behaupten” frequency rank
- 19173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaupte | behaupten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs behaupten | etwas sagen, was nicht stimmen muss oder gar unglaubwürdig ist |
Where the eye mixes behaupte and behaupten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. behaupte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against behaupten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses behaupte with behaupten
A purely visual mix-up. behaupte ([bəˈhaʊ̯ptə]) and behaupten ([bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “behaupte” sits inside “behaupten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behaupte is recorded at frequency rank #16,368, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptə]. behaupten is at rank #2,805, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19173, this pair ranks #1,911,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behaupte vs behaupten
Shared letters: abehptu. Private to "behaupte": -. Private to "behaupten": n.
"behaupte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "behaupten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "behaupte" and "behaupten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "behaupte" vs "behaupten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "behaupte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "behaupten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaupte" and "behaupten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaupte vs behauptest". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,911,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.